Garrett Murphy---writer

I, Eye!

As the cover illustration implies, one must see with one's own eyes, physical or mental, the truth and foibles of society and of the world, and ultimately, our culpability in fostering such (11 poems, 1 short story; Self-Published, 2011).

CONTENTS: Oz Leaks Wiki; Stillbirth of a Notion (The Birther Blues); Ahmadinejad Shows Up Georgia; Tough on Tough; Milquetoasts and Sharks; One-Way Streets Lead From Oneself (you think); Nuts in Charge; Gallienne Gets Her Man; A Poem About Nothing; Nailing You to the Wall; To a Newly Suspended Homo Sapien; The Tea Party's Lame Deconstruction of Two Types of Help in One False Move.

ISBN 978-1-62050-144-3

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NUTS IN CHARGE

The world is in need of so many a thing,

The times they are a-waiting and they’re crucial to boot.

Our survival as we know it is open to question.

Yet

The nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

The bullies have been turned into the heroes of the world.

McCarthy has come to and dissent is treason.

A crisis has done struck and leadership is sore needed

but

The nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

The genocidal maniacs now have a field day.

Respondents act because they feel they’ve nothing left to lose.

Those who claim they’re for the victims love oppressors instead,

for

The nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

And the nuts are in charge of the cookie jar.

Now if you see the profilers out licking their chops

Of all the dark-hued and non-Christians on the menu

And you say it’s okay it’s just a tad inconvenient,

then

You must be a nut in the cookie jar.

Yea, you must be a nut in the cookie jar.

And you must be a nut in the cookie jar.

And you must be a nut in the cookie jar.

© 2002 Garrett Murphy

NAILING YOU TO THE WALL

(Dedicated to Occupy Wall Street)

You made a big mess of yourselves time ago,

Brought this land’s economy to wreck.

Yet when it comes time for reckoning galore,

You get off Scott free and with a raise to boot.

And you want to know why

They want to nail you to the Wall,

Slam you into the Wall,

And plant you into the Wall.

You dare to inquire

Why

To break into your Wall

WHY

YOU ARE THE

OMNIPOTENT

WALL STREET ELITE!

You and the administrators cry that you’re broke.

Nary a penny you have to your name.

Yet out of the blue you hire more admin

With big perks while you give your students fee hikes!

And you want to know why

They want to nail you to the Wall,

Slam you into the Wall,

And plant you into the Wall.

You dare to inquire

Why

To break into your Wall

WHY

YOU ARE THE

OMNIPOTENT

WALL STREET ELITE!

Your congressfolk claim the deficit is high

And they must learn to live within means

While they themselves are on six or more figures

As they grind up the workers to keep you awash.

And you want to know why

They want to nail you to the Wall,

Slam you into the Wall,

And plant you into the Wall.

You dare to inquire

Why

To break into your Wall

WHY

YOU ARE THE

OMNIPOTENT

WALL STREET ELITE!

YES

YOU ARE THE

OMNIPOTENT

WALL STREET ELITE!

AND

YOU ARE THE

OMNIPOTENT

WALL STREET ELITE!

And

you may be

the

OCCUPIED

Wall Street elite

until

you try

austerity

upon

yourselves

for a change.

© 2011 Garrett Murphy